Environmental Services Acquisitions in South Carolina

ALL4 LLC, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Tora Consulting LLC, an environmental and engineering consulting firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. The deal adds Tora’s ~15 environmental professionals and expands ALL4’s capabilities in air quality, permitting, and regulatory compliance while broadening its national footprint.

TreeServe, a platform backed by Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Schneider Tree Care, a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of residential and commercial tree care, plant healthcare, and mulch services. The deal is an add-on to the TreeServe platform and will keep Schneider's leadership in place while expanding TreeServe's service footprint and plant-health capabilities in the Greenville/Charlotte region.

Denali, the nation's largest organic recycler, has acquired Charleston-based SMART Recycling to expand its food-waste collection and recycling capabilities across South Carolina and North Carolina. The deal strengthens Denali's regional collection network and enhances access to end-to-end composting and organic recycling services for schools, universities, retailers, restaurants, and public-sector customers.

Circular Services, a privately held U.S. circular economy services operator, has acquired Atlas Organics, an organic waste processor with eight composting sites. The deal expands Circular Services' organics processing footprint and enables the combined company to offer food and green waste solutions to more municipalities and commercial customers across the United States.

Waste Eliminator, a metro-Atlanta sustainable waste management platform backed by Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired Oconee Resources LLC, an MSW and C&D transfer station in upstate South Carolina. The add-on expands Waste Eliminator's geographic footprint into South Carolina and adds vertical integration to support its growing MSW collection and hauling operations.

Ruppert Landscape, LLC has acquired Ocean Woods Landscaping, Inc., a long-standing commercial landscaping provider in the Hilton Head / Bluffton, South Carolina market. The Ocean Woods owner, Matt Thomas, will join Ruppert as a Partner and continue to lead the local business as Ruppert expands its footprint in South Carolina; financial terms were not disclosed.

Rockit Pest, a Halle Capital‑backed pest control platform, acquired Mincey's Pest Control of Dillon, South Carolina. The deal brings the long‑standing local operator and its team into Rockit's Southeast expansion as founder/previous owner Allen Lane transitions ownership.

Rockit Pest has acquired Greenville-based R&R Pest Control, bringing the locally known team and founder Ryan Barrick into the Rockit platform. The deal expands Rockit’s presence in South Carolina and adds R&R’s bedbug-detection capability and local customer relationships to the platform; Barrick remained on to assist with the transition before stepping away.

Aruza Pest Control Holdings, a portfolio company of Concentric Equity Partners, acquired the Greenville and Columbia branches of Evergreen Pest Solutions. The add-on expands Aruza's presence and density in South Carolina, with all branch-level employees retained to support continued local growth.

Indianapolis-based private equity firm CID Capital has partnered with Roebuck Wholesale Nursery and Landscaping, a Greenville–Spartanburg metro-headquartered provider of commercial and residential landscaping, as the firm’s ninth platform investment from CID Capital Opportunity Fund III. The investment will support Roebuck’s expansion of maintenance, installation, and nursery verticals across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

SERVPRO Global DRT, an Orangewood Partners portfolio company, has acquired Live Oak Restoration, a SERVPRO franchisee headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The deal creates an east-coast hub for SERVPRO Global DRT to expand its national restoration and reconstruction capabilities while Live Oak CEO Brian Turpin will continue to oversee national accounts for the combined franchises.

Tide Rock, through its portfolio company Triad Service Solutions, has acquired Central Midlands Cleaning, a family-owned commercial cleaning and disinfection services provider based in Columbia, South Carolina. The acquisition brings Central Midlands into Triad's national platform to expand disinfection and janitorial capabilities and broaden geographic reach; founder Bryan Tuberville will work with Triad's CEO to transition the business.

Ruppert Landscape has acquired The Greenery of Charleston, expanding its commercial landscaping footprint into South Carolina. The deal adds roughly 320 employees and local operations serving Charleston and surrounding communities; Ruppert is backed by PE firm Knox Lane, which has supported Ruppert's growth since 2022.

Kept Companies, a national facility maintenance platform, has acquired Pressure Pros, a provider of pressure washing services for commercial, industrial and multi-family properties. The acquisition is an add-on to Kept's portfolio and expands its exterior cleaning and facility maintenance capabilities across its service offering.

GFL Environmental has acquired Capital Waste Services (CWS), a Columbia, South Carolina-based regional waste hauler and Kinderhook Industries portfolio company. The tuck-in deal expands GFL’s Waste Industries footprint across the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee), adding landfills, transfer stations and over 200 collection vehicles to accelerate organic growth and margin expansion.

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Sandlands C&D Landfill of SC, a Class II construction & demolition landfill and roll-off hauling business based in Gresham, South Carolina. The acquisition includes an on-site transfer station and an in-development transfer station in North Carolina, and represents Capital Waste's tenth add-on to expand disposal capacity in its core geography; a debt financing syndicate led by Comerica Bank supported the transaction.

Northstar Recycling Company, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners, has acquired Sonoco Sustainability Solutions (S3), the asset-light managed waste and recycling services division of Sonoco. The add-on expands Northstar’s capabilities, customer base and sustainability service offerings for multi-facility manufacturers and distributors; financial terms were not disclosed.

WSC & Company invested in Charleston-based YardWorks and launched Yard Alliance as a platform to scale residential landscaping businesses. YardWorks will continue to be led by its existing management team and will operate as part of Yard Alliance, serving over 800 clients with ~75 employees in the greater Charleston, South Carolina area.

Rockit Pest has acquired Action Pest Control, a family-run pest management business that has served Chester, Lancaster and York counties for more than 35 years. The transaction expands Rockit's footprint into the greater Charlotte, North Carolina market and strengthens its presence across North and South Carolina.

BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) has acquired Apex Land Group, LLC, a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based commercial landscaping company. Terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands BrightView's presence in the Myrtle Beach market and adds Apex's maintenance, irrigation, and landscape-installation capabilities.

CenterOak Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Palmetto Exterminators, with the selling family retaining an equity stake and the incumbent senior management remaining in place. Palmetto, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, operates eight branches providing general pest, termite and mosquito control to residential and commercial customers across the Carolinas and Georgia; CenterOak intends to support the company's organic growth and roll-up strategy through add-on acquisitions.

Rockit Pest announced the acquisition of Hired Killers Pest Control, a family-owned pest-control business serving Upstate South Carolina for more than 36 years. The deal adds density to Rockit Pest’s footprint in greater Greenville; owner Ross Woodall II sold the business and Rockit says it will support employees and maintain service quality as it integrates the team.

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, acquired the commercial front end-load waste collection assets of PASCON, LLC to expand its commercial presence in the Columbia, South Carolina market. The acquired routes will be serviced through Capital Waste facilities in Columbia and Aiken; the deal is an add-on acquisition financed by a Comerica Bank-led syndicate.

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, acquired Pee Dee Environmental Services (the Pee Dee construction & demolition landfill) in Florence, South Carolina. The transaction is an add-on acquisition to expand CWS’s roll-off operations and landfill disposal capability in its core South Carolina market; former owner Richard Bonnoitt sold the asset.

Sweeping Corporation of America (SCA), the largest power sweeping company in the United States, has acquired Elite Maintenance Services SC, Inc., which operates in the Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina markets. The add-on expands SCA's presence in the Carolinas and broadens its commercial and property-management customer base; terms were not disclosed.

Generate Capital has provided over $200 million in financing and acquired ownership of Atlas Organics' eight operating composting facilities to support nationwide expansion of commercial composting infrastructure. Atlas Organics, headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, will continue to be led by founders Joseph McMillin and Gary Nihart as the partnership develops new greenfield sites and pursues complementary acquisitions.

Commercial Energy Specialists Holdings LLC (CES Holdings), a platform backed by Turning Basin Capital Partners and Vigeo Investments, acquired Duffield Aquatics, Inc., a full-service provider of water treatment programs for commercial and institutional pools based in Anderson, South Carolina. The add-on expands CES Holdings' geographic footprint and strengthens its market position across the Southeastern United States; terms were not disclosed and the deal closed January 14, 2022.

Rockit Pest, a portfolio company of Halle Capital, has acquired Home Pest Control, a Columbia, South Carolina pest control services provider with nearly 60 years of history. The acquisition expands Rockit Pest's presence across South Carolina; Steven Leidinger will remain President of HPC and Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. (the company's current President and majority shareholder) will transition to Rockit Pest's Board of Directors.

Greenrise Technologies, a holding of Boyne Capital, acquired Lake Murray Environmental Services (LMES), a South Carolina erosion-prevention and stormwater solutions provider. The transaction, advised by Generational Equity, closed on November 12, 2021 and represents an add-on acquisition to expand Greenrise's stormwater and erosion-control capabilities and geographic footprint.

Rockit Pest has acquired East Cooper Termite & Pest Solutions, a Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina‑based pest control company serving the greater Charleston area. The founder, Christopher Bavosa, will continue to manage the business as Rockit expands its presence in South Carolina through the add-on acquisition.

Halle Capital Management launched Rockit Pest, a platform to acquire and operate regional pest control companies, and in conjunction with the launch Rockit acquired Spencer Pest Services, a Greenville, South Carolina pest-control provider. Laura Corbin will continue to manage Spencer as Rockit and Halle look to scale the business and expand the platform's footprint across the region.

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, acquired May River Disposal, a residential waste management company based in Bluffton, South Carolina with over 5,800 customers. The deal — Capital Waste's fourth add-on acquisition — will expand the platform's footprint into the Bluffton/Hilton Head/Beaufort area, add commercial and roll-off capabilities, and was financed by Comerica Bank; May River founders Jim Lewis and Rob Scott will remain equity owners.

VLS Recovery, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Spartanburg-based JBR Environmental Services. The add-on expands VLS's waste management and industrial cleaning capabilities in the Southeastern United States and the JBR facility will operate within VLS's Waste division with Rex Russell continuing to run the business.

GEF Capital Partners acquired a controlling interest in EnviroMix, a Charleston-based provider of water and wastewater mixing and process control technologies. EnviroMix's management retained a significant equity stake and will partner with GEF to accelerate product development and expand into new municipal and industrial markets.

Capital Waste Services, a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired Superior Sanitation, a residential collection business in Kershaw County, South Carolina, adding approximately 1,700 subscription customers. The transaction — Capital Waste's third add-on to expand its regional residential collection footprint — was financed by Comerica Bank and involved the sale by long-time owner Denise Dunlap.

SCA Sweeping Corporation of America (a Soundcore Capital Partners portfolio company) acquired Moncks Corner-based Sweeping South, Inc. and Columbia-based Accusweep Services, Inc., expanding SCA's presence in South Carolina. The deals increase SCA's footprint in the Columbia and Charleston markets and bring the platform's employee headcount to over 1,000 across its locations.

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, acquired Priority-1 (reported as Priority-1 Residential and Priority-1 Waste) to launch and expand its Charleston-area operations and add both residential curbside and roll-off construction/industrial capabilities. The add-on(s) were financed by Comerica Bank with Kirkland & Ellis advising Kinderhook.

Pace Analytical Services, LLC acquired Shealy Environmental Services, Inc., a full-service environmental testing laboratory based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The acquisition expands Pace’s laboratory network and PFAS testing and federal program capabilities in the Southeast U.S.; Shealy’s management will remain on site to lead the location.

Kinderhook Industries has acquired Capital Waste Services, a Columbia, South Carolina-based regional solid waste hauling company, from Hawk Capital Partners. The acquisition—Kinderhook's ninth environmental services platform—will support growth through investments in people, equipment and systems while maintaining existing management and municipal contracts; financial terms were not disclosed.